It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct of the person is justified under this part.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-601
Justification a defense
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Belser (1996)
Most recently applied in 627 F. App'x 543 - United States v. Neal (October 2015)
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.